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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for 2026-05-09 ( 13 items )  
'Discourse Beyond Dartmouth' Expands Students' Horizons (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 9 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * 'Discourse Beyond Dartmouth' Expands Students' Horizons The program fosters practical skills for civic engagement throughout the world. Written by Charlotte Albright In the past year, more than 60 students have traveled to 30 countries on six continents as part of Discourse Beyond Dartmouth, a program that helps students dig deeper into social issues in the broader world. Projects and itineraries vary greatly. Each is designed by a student or group eager t more PR

CBP Announces 37 Additional Partnerships for New and Expanded Services (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP Announces 37 Additional Partnerships for New and Expanded Services U.S. Customs and Border Protection made tentative selections for new Reimbursable Services Agreements that will promote cross-border trade and essential travel to the United States in late October. "The CBP Reimbursable Services Program is a crucial program that ensures trade and travel continue at remote locations without delay," said CBP  more PR

Data: Trump Tariffs' Impact on Small Business Jobs & Revenue (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on May 7, 2026: * * * DATA: Trump Tariffs' Impact on Small Business Jobs & Revenue Amid National Small Business Week, the Joint Economic Committee - Minority finds that small businesses lost 4.5 times more jobs in 2025 than 2020 amid Trump's tariffs * The Joint Economic Committee - Minority issued a report today on the impact of President Trump's tariffs, which have driven up costs and trigger more PR

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: In the States - GOP Senate Candidates' Cost-Raising Agenda Continues Driving Up Gas Prices Across U.S. (10)
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on May 6, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: GOP Senate Candidates' Cost-Raising Agenda Continues Driving Up Gas Prices Across the U.S. In case you missed it, with gas prices "up in every state" and the average national gas price over $4.50 a gallon, new reporting from The Bulwark is highlighting how Republican Senate candidates are dismissing concerns about skyrocketing costs. From telling voters that they will be "fine" to calling spiking prices " more PR

Disclosure of Officers' Names From the April 20, 2026 Officer-Involved Shooting Incident in Ashland, New Hampshire (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 9 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on May 8, 2026: * * * Disclosure of Officers' Names from the April 20, 2026 Officer-Involved Shooting Incident in Ashland, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella announces the identity of the police officer who discharged his firearm during a shooting incident that occurred during a police motor vehicle stop on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Ashland, New Hampshire, in which Demitri Zimmer (age 24) was shot and killed. The off more PR

During National Small Business Week, Senator Hassan and Manchester Small Business Owner Discuss Challenges Created by Trump Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * During National Small Business Week, Senator Hassan and Manchester Small Business Owner Discuss Challenges Created by Trump Tariffs * MANCHESTER - Yesterday, U.S Senator Maggie Hassan and a Manchester small business owner discussed the ways in which President Trump's tariffs are challenging small businesses across the state. The Senator met with Karen Boisvert and Mike Pelopida of Queen City Cabinetry, a specialized kitchen and bath firm that  more PR

Foley Hoag Successfully Guides Burgess Biopower and Berlin Station Through Chapter 11 Reorganization To Plan Consummation (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Foley Hoag Successfully Guides Burgess Biopower and Berlin Station Through Chapter 11 Reorganization To Plan Consummation Effective Date of the Chapter 11 Plan Occurred on April 1, 2026, Capping a Two-Year, Complex, Multi-Disciplinary Restructuring of a 75 MW Biomass Power Facility * Foley Hoag is pleased to announce the successful consummation of the Second Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan for Burgess BioPower, LLC ("Burgess") and Berlin Station, LLC ("B more PR

Muhlenberg College Names Head Basketball Coach (10)
ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Muhlenberg College issued the following news: * * * Muhlenberg College Names New Head Basketball Coach Muhlenberg has hired Quinn Newton, who built a championship program at the University of Maine at Farmington in only two seasons, as its 25th head men's basketball coach. Newton led UMF to a 23-6 record (the winningest season in program history) and the North Atlantic Conference championship in 2025-26. The Beavers went on the road and upset Montclair State, at the time ranked 10th in Division III, in the  more PR

N.H. Governor Signs 26 Bills Into Law (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 9 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 8, 2026: * * * Governor Signs 26 Bills into Law This week, Governor Kelly Ayotte signed the following bills into law: * HB 109 - Relative to false reports to law enforcement. * HB 481 - Relative to the state primary date. * HB 610 - Relative to the residential ratepayers advisory board. * HB 1030 - Relative to licensed practical nurse scope of practice. * HB 1037 - Extending the commission to study OHRV use in New Hampshire and  more PR

Ranking Member Shaheen Presses State Department to Resettle Afghan Allies in the U.S. (10)
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Presses State Department to Resettle Afghan Allies in the United States Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising deep concern over the Department's plans to close Camp As Sayliyah (CAS) in Qatar and relocate more than 1,100 Afghan  more PR

Shaheen Caps Off Week of "Affordability Action Tour" Events with Visits to Affordable Housing Site, New England College (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Caps Off Week of "Affordability Action Tour" Events with Visits to Affordable Housing Site, New England College * (Henniker, NH) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) capped off a week of events as part of her "Affordability Action Tour" to highlight the rising cost of energy, health care and housing in the Granite State by visiting an affordable housing development in West Lebanon to highlight the importance of accessible housi more PR

To Europe and the Far East - Pacific Area's over 175 years of history! (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following commentary: * * * To Europe and the Far East -- Pacific Area's over 175 years of history! By William H. Thiesen, Ph.D., Atlantic Area Historian As the refrain of the Coast Guard marching song "Semper Paratus" indicates, the service has a global reach. Expansion into the Pacific area has taken shape over the past 175 years. With the founding of the United States under the Constitution, Coast Guard predecessor services would begin to grow geograph more PR

University of New Hampshire School of Law: Training the Next Generation of Leaders in Public Interest Law - Rudman Summer Fellowships (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 9 -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news: * * * Training the Next Generation of Leaders in Public Interest Law: Rudman Summer Fellowships It took the largest room in the law school to accommodate turnout for the most recent Rudman Summer Fellows information session, a meeting held every fall for students interested in seeking a summer fellowship. "We had to move the session because we were at maximum capacity," said Anna Brown, executive director of the Warren B. Rudman Center f more PR